Summary

Whistler has continued to score the goods from this pattern with 62 cm (25”) reported over the past 48 hours. Moderate to heavy snow will continue across BC today, but with the heavier snow comes the warmer air and rising freezing levels. Whistler’s upper mountain, as well as most Interior areas, will enjoy the best conditions on Thursday and Friday. Heading into the weekend, Saturday’s storm is trending much weaker for BC, so we can expect a relative break in the pattern with just expect some light snow and minor accumulations at best. A stronger storm will then arrive on Sunday and Monday, bringing good snow to all areas along with falling freezing levels for the Coast. Sunday afternoon and Monday morning look like the best windows to ski fresh snow. Looking farther ahead, there is good model consensus that a stronger storm (with lower freezing levels for all areas) will arrive around January 29th-30th with perhaps another storm in the days to follow.

Short Term Forecast